Botticino

Description : Botticino marble one of the popular variety found in Italy. It comes in light beige color. It has very attractive perfect look, creates visual appeal to the area. It is perfect variety to use on both interior and exterior walls and flooring. Name botticino is derived from ?Botticino? town in Lombardy, Italy.

Occurrence of Botticino

?Botticino? town is highest producer of Botticino marble. Botticino mines at Lombardy, Italy.

Physical Properties of Botticino

Water Absorption :

0.08%

Strength to bending :

122.00 MPa

Density :

2.69 g/cm3

Chemical Composition of Botticino

SiO2 :

0.20 %

Al2O3 :

0.10 %

CaO :

55.36%

MgO :

0.40 %

Na2O :

0.02 %

Fe2O3 :

0.04 %

Uses of Botticino

This marble is mainly used for counter tops, kitchen, Interior wall panels, Water walls, stonecraft and fountains.